3° Witch Craft: When Ever a Character gains a New level they may
Witches of N'Kai learn one Ritual. Most rituals are self descriptive,and either
Setting:
Beneath the forgotten ruins of Yoth lies the horrors N'Kai, home to affected and require esoteric ingredients or some form of sacrifice.
the unspeakable Great Old Ones, and their spawn. Only mad men, LvL 1 characters know no rituals.
and seekers of Forbidden lore would dare brave N'kai's endless
caverns.
Character Creation
1) Choose an armor: This gives your PC an armor class (AC) and split amongst the party. If a character's LP exceeds their current level
a movement rate (MV).
Armor AC MV
None 9 12
Leather 7 9
Chain mail 5 6
Plate mail 3 3
Shield -1 -1
3° Choose Weapons: Characters start with three weapons or two
weapons and a shield
Weapon Description
Small Weapons 1D4
One handed Melee 1D6
2-handed Melee 1D8
Range weapon 1D6
3° Level (LVL): measures the degree of initiation into the dark arts,
and the ability to defend one's self against unspeakable horrors.
4° # of Attacks (AT): At level 1 characters get one Attack a round,
and gain one additional attack every four levels. When ever a
character gains a Level they learn a new ritual.
5° Save (SV): This number is equal to a character's LVL +4. When
a Save is called for the player must roll under this # to succeed.
This roll may also be made to for actions that are not covered by
the Stealth and Stunts Rules, such as picking locks, or conducting
research.
6° Name and Describe the Character
Combat:
0° Hit Points: Before Combat begins each combatant rolls a D8
for each level they have and records that number. This is the
character's Hit points (HP) for the combat. If character's have not
rested since last combat the previous total is used.
0.5° Initiative: After HP are assigned roll 1D20 + AC for each
character per attack they posses, this is their imitative score.
Repeat steps one through three in combat until all combatants are
either dead, unconscious, or have retreated.
2° Attack: roll 1d20. If the score is under your opponent AC + your
own level, it’s a hit.
3° Damage: When you hit an opponent, roll the damage (D) dice.
Deduces the result from your opponents hit points (hp). When HP
are below 1 characters are either unconscious or dead. Spawn
usually prefer to capture their victims to use as sacrifices. If a
combatant reduces an opponent to 0 HP they may make an
additional attack at the end of the round
4° Morale: When a Spawn is outnumbered and reduced to a
number of hit pints = to their LVL *2 they must check for
morale. The DM rolls 1d10, if the result is lower than the spawn's
level they will retreat, unless pursued.
Adventure
1° Stealth & stunts: Actions such as sneaking past a spawn,
swimming, or climbing a rope are easier in lighter armor To preform
such actions roll 1D20 under the character's AC +LVL. The DM add
modifiers to the number needed before the dice is rolled to reflect
difficulty.
2° Dangers: If a trap or hazard that would normally kill a man is
encountered such as a fire or a trap characters must roll a Save or
die (Option: Alternatively subtract 1-4 from their level for the
purposes of determining Hit points Only for the next few combats.)
summon, bind, or banish particular type of spawn, although others
are possible. All Rituals take ten minutes per LvL of the creature
3° Lore: PC’s starts at initiate Level one. When ever a character
defeats a spawn or manges to stealthily study one, they receive a
number of Lore Points (LP) equal to the spawn's Level X 100 to be
X 2000 they Gain a level (increasing their SV, and learning a New
ritual, and possibly their AT.)
Creating Spawn
Spawn are created as per the standard Character creation rules
except as follows: (note that the spawns AC, MV, and Damage are
the result of their own abilities and not gear)
3°Level (LVL): Spawn may start at any level
6° Name and Describe the Character: Roll 3d4, this is the # of
letters in the name. Roll !D4 per letter on a result of 1=3 roll 1D20
on the consonant table(CT). On a 4 1D6 roll on the vowel table
7°Powers: Roll one D20 if the result is under the spawn's level roll
on the power table and repeat this step
# CT Power
1 B Flight / Hover: May Fly at full Speed
2 D Swim / Amphibious: No Swim Check needed
3 F Burrow: May move underground at full speed rather than
attack
4 G Frightful Aura: Opponents must check for Moral after
each round or retreat
5 H Slick ooze: Lowers AC and Movement of Target by 1 per
hit
6 J Summon: Summons one level one Spawn per Level of
Spawn each round of combat
7 K Ethereal: Can only be attacked by Rituals and Artifacts
8 L Possess: After a successful Hit the Spawn gains control of
the character for a # of Rounds = to Spawn's Level
9 P Madness: Opponents must Save or go mad when spawn
is first encountered
10 Q Stealth: Initiative always = 10 + AC
11 R Poison: If hit an opponent must Save or be reduced to 0
HP
12 ST Paralysis : If hit an opponent must save or be unable to
move for a # of rounds = to Spawn's Level
13 T Regeneration: Gains 1 HP per round
14 ST Blood Drain : If hit an opponent takes 1D6 damage on
following round in addition to normal damage
15 V Acidic: Any attack that damages the spawn deals one
damage to the attacker
16 X Witchcraft : Knows a # of Spells = to it's LV
17 Z Area Attack: Can Attack all characters in reach
18 Th Artifact: uses an Artifact in combat
19 ' Pseudopod: Can hold a character after a successful hit
(Roll under AC to escape.)
20 ' Ranged Attack: 1D8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
A E I O U Y ' '
Dedication
Witches of N'kai is meant as a tribute to Geoffrey McKinney's
CARCOSA,, and Nicolas Dessaux's Searchers of the Unknown.
Please follow the links for more information.